Sparring with his arch rival : 50 Cent 'bought 200 seats' to rival Ja Rule's concert ...so they can sit empty

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Mon, 29 Oct 2018 20:29 UTC

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(L) 50 Cent. Reuters / Brendan McDermid; (R) Ja Rule.

The feud between 50 Cent and Ja Rule is 'Outta Control,' with the two unlikely to kiss and make up 'In da Club' anytime soon. 50 Cent says he's purchased 200 seats to Ja Rule's upcoming concert, just so they can sit empty.

50 Cent, who has been sparring with his arch rival since at least 1999, made the announcement on Instagram, saying he bought 200 near-the-stage tickets to his enemy's upcoming concert in Texas so they can sit empty.

He followed it up with a Photoshopped image which showed him grinning away in a sea of empty seats.

Ja Rule responded in kind, first saying he enjoyed the fact that he gets under 50 Cent's skin.

His subsequent posts weren't quite as dignified, showing 50 Cent photoshopped with make-up and a wig, and using some rather derogatory terms that can't be repeated.

The two first became public enemies in 1999 when 50 Cent claimed Ja Rule became aggressive after seeing him with a man who allegedly robbed Ja Rule. Ja Rule said his rapper rival just didn't like the fact that so many people in his home neighborhood of Queens, New York, were Ja Rule fans.

Comment: See more about rapper Ja Rule: 'Dystopian Nightmare': Revelers left stranded & fighting for food at 'luxury' Fyre festival

It's hard to imagine how festival organizers could top the unrelenting smugness and faux-exclusivity of an event that boasted packages starting from an eye-watering $12,000.

According to an archived copy of the Fyre Festival website, one particularly obnoxious package was available at a cost of $400,000, which gave eight guests the privilege of staying on the artists' island, though in separate accommodation, for just $50,000 per person. [...]

While festival organizers plan on making a "considerable donation" to the Bahamas Red Cross Society, many observers have been left unconvinced by their half-hearted contrition, especially in light of one damning article published online in New York Magazine by an alleged member of the event staff.

The author claims that Ja Rule himself gave a toast to the production crew several weeks in advance of the event, in which he was quoted as saying: "To living like movie stars, partying like rock stars, and f*cking like porn stars."

As if that toast wasn't nauseating enough, the author further claims that the event organizers were fully aware of the impending catastrophe awaiting the festival, but chose to brush it off.

"The best idea, they said, would be to roll everyone's tickets over to 2018 and start planning for the next year immediately. They had a meeting with the Fyre execs to deliver the news. A guy from the marketing team said, 'Let's just do it and be legends, man.'"

For context, Ja Rule has also been involved in another less-than-reputable business venture directly targeting naive millennials: the Magnises credit card.

and this: Fyre Festival Founder Billy McFarland Arrested, Charged With Fraud

Fyre Media founder Billy McFarland, who headed the failed Fyre Festival alongside Ja Rule, has been arrested. On Friday, McFarland was charged with one count of wire fraud and potentially faces 20 years in prison.